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8 Tips To a Successful Wardrobe Design Project

There is one thing that any home – no matter what size – can never have enough of: storage!

True, some homes simply lack the capacity to ‘manufacture' more storage space, however, there are some basic measures one can take in order to significantly maximise the space in one's home by using the best storage solutions available.

The following are 8 such measures that you can take advantage of and really make your wardrobe work for you!

1. Drawers

One of the most, if not THE most economical way to store clothes in your wardrobe is by using drawers.

Drawers take advantage of the full space from front to back and make it easy to access all items as there's no need to reach behind or rearrange your clothes to get to the ones sitting at the back.

They are perfect for shorts, underwear, T-shirts and trainers as well as accessories and socks.

Naturally, some clothes can not be placed in drawers such as dresses, blouses or business shirts, which leads us on to our next wardrobe ‘must' — hanging rails.

2. Hanging rails

Whether it's for attire or fits, pressed shirts or garb crafted from fabrics that can crease without problems, striking rails serve quite a number capabilities.

Consider the use of a mixture of single and double rail (an upper and decrease rail) sections. The configuration you operate will rely upon the clothes you own so consider how many ‘hangable' items you have, in order to avoid allocating too much precious clothes' cabinet area to a single rail.

Tip: the use of thinner hangers like slim design velvet hangers over bulkier timber hangers, will let you hang extra garments on your hanging rail.

3. Pay attention to the lower region of your wardrobe

It's much more convenient to focus on what's happening at the eye-level of your wardrobe — including rails and drawers — however an often neglected region of a wardrobe would be the lower area.

The ground is awesome and can be used for storing footwear however there's a lot extra that can be done.

Using a stack of pull out shoe racks a top tip for this space. Products like shoe racks take up minimal space and may allow you to have three rows of stored shoes while avoiding the inevitable shoe pile that could form on the floor without it, and doing so without invading your hanging space.

Another idea you don't often see is to use pull out laundry bags in this area. It helps to maintain your bedroom floor tidy, while allowing you to sort your clothes into ‘darks' and ‘lights' in order to make your laundry more efficient.

4. Welcome inserts

While drawers are a definite must, there's even more you can do to maximise this space —inserts!

Simply adding inserts such as jewellery drawer liners or small boxes for ties, can make better use of drawers while helping to protect these precious items which displays them more beautifully too.

You can find these at all price points from basic plastic ones through to luxury timber and velvet. If you feel like treating yourself and only buying a quality set once, you can't look past these German designed beech timber drawer inserts.

5. Use trouser racks

There's nothing better than finding storage solutions that are fit for purpose like trouser racks.

Much better than using trouser hangers on a hanging rail, trouser racks pull out so you can easily see all your options without having to rifle through your wardrobe. It also instantly adds that deluxe wardrobe feel!

6. More on the internal aspects of the cupboard or behind cupboard doorways:

Do not forget the inside of your wardrobe walls or behind the cupboard doors (for those with doors that open outwards). From coat hooks to wire baskets, there are many clever storage and organisation products available to make this space work for you.

7. Lighting

Lighting is an important element of any space, especially in your wardrobe where you should be able to see what an item of clothing is without removing it from your wardrobe.

There are a range of sleek lighting options available now from small downlights to slim LED strips — and even LED rails.

Design the lighting plan early so it becomes a part of your entire wardrobe design. This means your joiner can make grooves for the lighting to sit flush or run cables behind your cabinets. A well-considered lighting plan is a must!

Tip:have a sensor installed to turn your wardrobe lights on automatically saving you from constantly fumbling for the switch.

Sky lights are another option to flood a walk-in wardrobe with natural light but it is important to note that the sun can damage clothing so we recommend developing a lighting plan instead.

8. Lay it out!

Eigth and final tip to getting your wardrobe layout right is to design it.

This may sound obvious but more often than not, people simply go with what a cabinetmaker or joiner tells them — which is generally the standard stack of drawers with two hanging rails.

We are all different and work in different occupations so it makes sense that the clothes we own and the way we need our wardrobe to work for us is different too.

Consider what clothes you have and how they could best be stored. Take out a pen and paper, measure the space and look for ways you can incorporate the best storage solutions into it

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